**Job Title: Production Associate** **Job Description** We are looking for a dedicated Production Associate to join our team. The primary focus will be on hooping cheese wheels. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate records, ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards, and assisting in various production processes. **Responsibilities** + Maintain accurate, legible records of cheese location and quantity. + Comply with all company Safety, HACCP, and GMP policies. + Immediately report any food safety or quality issues to management or other authorized personnel. + Fill cheese wheel molds with cheese curd using packing equipment, monitoring cheese wheel size. + Stack wheels horizontally onto cheese presses. + Flip 20 lb wheels in press to ensure proper wheel form. + Remove cheese from molds. + Maintain accurate wheel weights and counts. + Clean and sanitize production area and equipment. + Palletize finished wheels and transfer cheese to other production areas using a forklift. + Remove, wash, and sanitize hoops and lids. **Essential Skills** + Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions. + Basic computer skills, with proficiency operating Windows-based software. + Basic math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of two, three, and four-digit numbers using units of weight measurement and counts. + Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills. + Ability to carry out detailed written or oral instructions. **Additional Skills & Qualifications** + Experience in production, general labor, general production, packaging, and assembly. + Experience in a cleanroom environment is a plus. **Why Work Here?** Join a team that values safety, quality, and teamwork. Enjoy a structured work schedule with four days on and three days off, providing a great work-life balance. Be part of a company that prioritizes food safety and quality in every step of the production process. **Work Environment** This position is within a food manufacturing facility specializing in cheese. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) are highly enforced, requiring the use of hair nets, beard nets, non-slip steel-toe shoes, and full-length pants. The work hours are from 6am to 4pm, with a schedule of four days on and three days off. **Job Type & Location** This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Plymouth, Wisconsin. **Pay and Benefits** The pay range for this position is $18.50 - $21.00/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) **Workplace Type** This is a fully onsite position in Plymouth,WI. **Application Deadline** This position is anticipated to close on Jun 16, 2025. **About Aerotek:** We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow. Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.